Test 7 Flashcards
Alexander Graham Bell
Invented the telephone
George Washington Carver
Introduced crop rotation in the south
Joseph Farwell Glidded
invented barbed wire
Elicia Otis
Invented the safety elevator
Christopher Sholes
Invented the commercial practical typewriter
Name three inventions by Thomas Edison
Motion picture machine, photograph, incandescent lightbulb
Louis Wallace
Author of ben her; a tale of Christ
Black Hills
Gold was discovered here and lead conflict with sioux nation
Sheldon Jackson
Missionary to Alaska
crazy horse
chief that led the sioux war party against George Armstrong Custer
Mel Trotter
Founded 67 rescue missions in the US
Samuel Gompers
Organize the first successful national labor union
Chester Arthur
during his presidency, the pendieton civil service act
Charles Monroe Sheldon
Author of in his steps
local color
Type of writing that tells a story using, the scenery, customs, and dialect
Booker T. Washington
Gave the Atlanta compromise speech
John Robling
started the Brooklyn Bridge project
Dwight L. Moody
Founded the Bible Institute for advanced training of Christian workers
homestead act
The reason the great plans were further settled
Gover Cleveland
The first democratic president after the Civil War
Oliver Hudson Kelly
Founded the Grange
populist party
The free coinage of silver was the main issue of this
Sherman antitrust
The law that set a precedent for government regulation of business
Nikola Tesla
develop the alternating current and became a competitor to Thomas Edison
segregation
The policy that separated people based on their skin color
1871
The year that Chicago was destroyed by a fire
John D. Rockorfeller
Found the standard oil company of Ohio
what did Thomas Edison believe in
Hard work
Wyoming
The first state to give full political privileges to women
Wainwright building
The structure was the first to use in all steel frame successfully
Gold
Became the only standard form of money in the 1900s
Sir Henry Bessemer
Developed an inexpensive method for turning iron into steel
Oklahoma territory
The final territory to be settled in the west
Wounded knee massacre
became the symbol of mistreatment of native Americans
1869
Transcontinental railroad was completed
1893
Year Chicago held the world fair
The first center of skyscraper architect was in what city
Chicago
Andrew Carnagie
Largest steel company in the world was owned by him
Dawes Act
gave land to the indigenous
John Philip Sousa
Known as the march king
James Garfield
Won the election with the closest popular vote victory in history
Centennial state
Colorado
Referendum
The political process that allows the citizens to vote directly on a proposed law
Hull house
found it by James Adams
immigrant who came from southern and eastern Europe during 1800s were________.
New
Exodus of 1879
The Westward migration of several thousands freed men
John Hopkins
The medical school that was first to practice extensive medical research
Know these locations:
Carson City, Colorado, Rio Grande, Helena, Arizona, Mount Rainier, Sierra Nevada, Sacramento, Bearing St., Columbia river
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